Costa Rica is 1.02× the size of Punjab
Costa Rica (North America) covers about 51,200 km² (19,700 mi²) and Punjab (state of India) about 50,400 km² (19,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 51,200km²Costa Rica
- 50,400km²Punjab
100 km
- Costa Rica
- Punjab
What fits
- Punjab is 98% of the size of Costa Rica.
- Costa Rica is larger by 773 km² (298 mi²), which is 1.5% of the area of Punjab.
- Measured in Belgiums: Costa Rica is about 1.67, Punjab about 1.64.
How they differ
- Costa Rica is larger, but Punjab has the larger population: 27.7 million against 5.3 million, 5.27× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 551 in Punjab against 103 in Costa Rica: Punjab is 5.35× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,000 km apart.
- On a standard web map Punjab looks larger than Costa Rica: Costa Rica at 10°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Punjab at 31°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Punjab as 1.30× the size of Costa Rica, when Costa Rica is 1.02× the size of Punjab.
- Together Costa Rica and Punjab cover 102,000 km², close to the size of Iceland (102,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 773 km², is about the size of Dominica (730 km²).
- At Punjab's density, Costa Rica would have 28.2 million people (it has 5.3 million). At Costa Rica's density, Punjab would have 5.2 million (it has 27.7 million).
- Punjab's centre is 20.9° of latitude, about 2,320 km, farther north than Costa Rica's.
- Costa Rica ranks 130th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Punjab is the 20th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Punjab lies about 21° of latitude (roughly 2,320 km) north of Costa Rica.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Costa Rica would have about 9,710 m² and each person in Punjab about 1,820 m².
- Laid side by side, Costa Rica and Punjab would cover 102,000 km², about the same size as Iceland.
- Together they have 33.0 million people, about as many people as Saudi Arabia.
- Counted as a country, Punjab would rank 130th by area and 54th by population.
Side by side
| Costa Rica | Punjab | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryNorth America | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 51,200 km²19,700 mi² | 50,400 km²19,500 mi² |
| Official area | 51,200 km²Wikidata | 50,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 129th of 239worldwide | 20th of 36in India |
| Population | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 27.7 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 120th of 237worldwide | 17th of 36in India |
| Density | 103 per km² | 551 per km² |
| Capital | San José | Chandigarh |
| Latitude range | 6°N to 11°N | 30°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 51,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 51,200 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 50,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 50,400 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12